Column: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing Column entry: “Christian Family Practice: Bible Study” By Jonathan Pettigrew, PhD, Arizona State University; Diane Badzinski, PhD, Colorado Christian University Column Description: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing is a monthly column offering a space to consider research-based, biblically-sound practices for family communication. We all have families. …
Column Entry, “ChatGPT and the Witness of Preaching,” by Robert Reid
Column Title: Communicating Faith in the Cross-Walk of Life Column Entry: “ChatGPT and the Witness of Preaching” By Robert Stephen Reid, Professor Emeritus, University of Dubuque Description: During most of Christendom people lived with some form of a theistic identity. But in our post-Christendom secular society most North American Christians are faced, sometimes explicitly but mostly implicitly, with a daily …
Column entry, The “Jazz Factor” in Christian Theology and Communication, by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: The “Jazz Factor” in Christian Theology and Communication By John Hatch, Ph.D. Eastern University (retired) CCSN Senior Fellow Column Description: As Christians, we are called to have the mind of Christ. This goes against the grain of our social and cultural conditioning. We seek personal or political advancement; …
Column Entry, “Considering Career as Calling,” by Robert Stephen Reid
Column Title: Communicating Faith in the Cross-Walk of Life Column Entry: “Considering Career as Calling” By Robert Stephen Reid, Professor Emeritus, University of Dubuque Description: During most of Christendom people lived with some form of a theistic identity. But in our post-Christendom secular society most North American Christians are faced, sometimes explicitly but mostly implicitly, with a daily choice of …
Column entry, Leadership Life Stories, “Measuring Success,” by Chris Hamstra
Column Title: Leadership Life Stories: Communicating and Leading through Your Story Column Entry: “Measuring Success” By Chris Hamstra, PhD, Davenport University Description: There is a power when people come together to share stories. As people of faith, the practice and process of storytelling helps us understand ourselves, our communities, and our organizations. When combined with leadership, stories provide examples of how to serve authentically. …
Column Entry, Politics, Faithfulness, and the Long Defeat, by Chase Mitchell
Column: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story September entry: “Politics, Faithfulness, and the Long Defeat” Column Description: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story is a monthly column that illuminates old and new ideas about media ecology from a Christian perspective. Dr. Mitchell will explore what it means to bear God’s image and Christian witness in a …
Column entry, “Christian Family Practice: Cultivating Prayer,” with Jonathan Pettigrew and Diane Badzinski
Column: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing Column entry: “Christian Family Practice: Cultivating Prayer” By Jonathan Pettigrew, PhD, Arizona State University; Diane Badzinski, PhD, Colorado Christian University Column Description: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing is a monthly column offering a space to consider research-based, biblically-sound practices for family communication. We all have families. …
Column Entry, “Faithful Witness and the Problem of Self-Righteousness,” with Mark Allan Steiner
Column Title: Faithful Witness: Speaking and Living Truth in Public Life Column Entry: “Faithful Witness and the Problem of Self-Righteousness” By Mark Allan Steiner, PhD, Christopher Newport University Column Description: It is all too often true that American Christians, just as the Apostle Paul warned against in Romans 12:2, are conformed to the pattern of this world in ways we …
New Vlog Entry, “Where are you most at home?”, with Stephanie Bennett
What’s in this entry? “It’s always a good day to dive into the work of Henri Nouwen. This passage comes from a book of compiled Nouwen writings put together by Charles Ringma. Today we’re looking at the connection between identity and community and asking, “Where am I truly at home?” When we don’t feel at home anywhere, we are …
Column entry, “The Hammer of Eloquence,” by Brandon Knight
Column Title: In Search of Right Words: Saint Augustine, Rhetoric, and Preaching By Brandon Knight, Ph.D. William Carey University September: “The Hammer of Eloquence” Column Description: Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, in his work On Christian Doctrine, illustrates the important relationship between preaching and rhetoric. Even in his day, many questioned what use the church could possibly gain from the study of …
